Metro Tunnel portal works at South Kensington
30 October 2023
The western Metro Tunnel portal is located beside the Sunbury line at South Kensington
Metro Tunnel intake substation
30 October 2023
The Metro Tunnel intake substation at North Melbourne will convert 66kV and 22kV high voltage power to lower voltages for transmission to services inside the tunnel.
Metro Tunnel works at CBD North
27 October 2023
'Library' station is being constructed in the northern end of the Melbourne CBD, and will be connected to Melbourne Central Station.
Metro Tunnel works at Parkville
27 October 2023
A cut and cover station is being constructed beneath Grattan Street in Parkville, to serve the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital precinct on Royal Parade.
Metro Tunnel works at CBD South
27 October 2023
'Town Hall' station is being constructed in the southern end of the Melbourne CBD, and will be connected to Flinders Street Station.
Metro Tunnel works at South Yarra
21 October 2023
The eastern Metro Tunnel portal is located beside the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines at South Yarra.
Metro Tunnel works at Domain
12 October 2023
Site of a TBM launching site, 'Anzac' station is being constructed at Domain Interchange, beneath St Kilda Road
St Kilda Road and Toorak Road West tram diversion works
11 October 2023
To make room for the Metro Tunnel station construction site at Domain Interchange, in June 2017 route 58 (formerly route 8) trams were diverted from Domain Road and Park Street to new tracks along Toorak Road West. Further track slews on St Kilda Road were completed in 2018 and 2019 to move the tram tracks away from works on the station box, with a final track slew completed in 2022 to move the tracks onto their final alignment beside the future station entrance.
Metro Tunnel test trains
28 September 2023
On the morning of 25 July 2023 the first trains entered the Metro Tunnel via the South Yarra portal to commence the testing program. Additional trains have since been rotated through the tunnel, a full occupation being required on the mainline tracks so they can enter the normally blocked off junction.
Metro Tunnel works at West Footscray
20 September 2023
A third platform and turnback siding is being constructed at West Footscray as part of the Metro Tunnel, to terminate trains from the east.
Metro Tunnel HQ
17 September 2023
'Metro Tunnel HQ' is a visitors centre at 125-133 Swanston Street, opposite Melbourne Town Hall.
High Capacity Signalling testing at West Footscray
13 July 2023
In July 2023 testing commenced on the High Capacity Signalling equipment between the Metro Tunnel portal at South Kensington and the turnback platform at West Footscray station.
West Footscray test trains, July 2023
7 July 2023
In July 2023 Sprinter and Siemens trains operated over the suburban tracks between Sunshine and North Melbourne, testing the train control interfaces at North Melbourne/South Kensington and West Footscray/Tottenham, following commissioning of the new signalling system between the Metro Tunnel portal and the West Footscray turnback.
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
9 June 2023
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Kensington and turnback platform at West Footscray have required Metro Trains services on the Sunbury and Werribee lines to be replaced by buses between North Melbourne, Sunshine and Newport, as well as V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Metro Tunnel works at Arden
28 May 2023
Site of a TBM launching site, 'North Melbourne' station is being constructed at the Arden urban redevelopment precinct
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
3 December 2022
Works on the Metro Tunnel at Anzac station have required Yarra Trams services on St Kilda Road to be replaced by buses, while the tram tracks are slewed around the work site.
Metro Tunnel open day at Arden station
27 March 2022
On Sunday 27 March 2022 the Metro Tunnel site at Arden station was opened for public tours, taking visitors down to the future station platform and completed tunnels, and up to the future station entrance.
Metro Tunnel segment manufacturing facility
20 November 2021
The Metro Tunnel tunnel lining segment manufacturing facility is located at Ravenhall, next door to the Boral quarry and Cleanaway tip. The completed precast concrete segments are then transported by road to the Arden and Domain work sites.
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Caulfield group
14 February 2020
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Yarra have required Metro Trains services on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines to be replaced by buses between Parliament, Caulfield and Elsternwick, as well as V/Line services to Gippsland.
Metro Tunnel ground improvement works
17 November 2019
During 2019 ground improvement works were completed along the Metro Tunnel corridor at Lloyd Street in Kensington and beside Moonee Ponds Creek, injecting grout into the soil to ensure that cross passages CP02, CP03 and CP04 could be safely excavated without surface movement or groundwater ingress.
Metro Tunnel early works at South Kensington
27 June 2018
To make room for the western Metro Tunnel portal beside the Sunbury line at South Kensington, freight sidings at North Dynon were relocated to the south, which made room for the relocation of 220 kV high voltage transmission lines from the future rail corridor.
Metro Tunnel geotechnical investigations
18 October 2016
Preliminary geotechnical investigation work on the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel commenced in 2015.